Intraluminal jejunal diverticulum.
An intraluminal diverticulum of the jejunum in a 19-year-old man is reported. A congenital diaphragm was bypassed by jejunojejunostomy when the patient was 2 days old. A "ballooning" mechanism of this diaphragm can explain the pathogenesis of the diverticulum.
D000328:Adult; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography